my fickled, fickled, knitting mojo.....

First of all, I must take a moment to thank this awesome, generous knitting community for the support you all have already shown for the Christmas at Sea project.

I finished the 1898 hat yesterday; interesting construction, quick to knit, and enough yarn leftover for a couple mitered squares.  One of the many things I love about this charity is the variety of patterns they suggest (free on the website above);  the assortment of handcrafted things they put in the Christmas boxes can keep even an attention-deficit knitter like myself content.  (If you would like to add your contributions to this Paducah 'collection center', please email me or RAV message me---woolythyme1 for my address.  You, of course, could send directly to SCI.)

Most of the SCI projects are small.  For me, I'll most likely 'break up' larger projects with a hat knit here and there.  I love mitering, but I'm feeling the need for one of those breaks, and a single hat didn't do it for me.  So, I started rummaging in the stash for yarn for perhaps another hat, when Boxy (in her bag) fell out of my closet.  HEY!  I L-O-V-E that sweater!  (No, I don't NEED that sweater, but I think I'll love her to death if she's ever done.)  OK, Boxy, you are back in the 'active' pile of knitting.

THEN, still planning ahead for some SCI knitting...I was sure I had a Seamen's scarf pattern that was printed in an OLD old old Piecework, eons ago.  Of course, I saved it.  Didn't I?  It's here somewhere....OH, look!  Mary Jane Mucklestone's book, fair isle style.  It was stuck in with 'loose patterns' instead of on the book shelf.  (For Pete's sake....I'm a LIBRARIAN.  I KNOW a misplaced item is a lost item.)  Well, this is found again, I've wanted to make Gudrun Johnston's Bressay dress since I bought the book, so I stopped my scarf-search and ordered yarn for the dress.

While on the computer, I checked my emails, followed a link from Andrea (thisknittedlife...if you don't know her, you really must; her blog is always a very fun read)   to Craftsy's Architexture Scarf kit (I've had that pattern fav'd since it was still in the test-knit stage) and promptly ordered one....it was very reasonably priced.

So, in less than 20 minutes, I went from blah-ly picking up my mitered blanket again (wondering where in the world my knitting mojo has gone), to having Boxy, Architexture, Bressay, another Seamen's 1898, and a Mariner's scarf...all jumping up and down, screaming 'knit me first'.     

 

OK, mojo....you choose.

Comments

[Sara]

hahahahahaha! :-D

[Andrea @ This Knitted Life]

I am so glad to have had a positive influence! Architecture is my vote for the priority project, of course!

[Caroline]

I love Boxy! Have it my library for ages, aarrgghh now I want to stop everything to make it.......Haha we are all mad here

[Caffeine Girl]

So funny! It's it fun when we let our in ADD run our lives?!
I really love that hat. I'd knit one for Keith but already has a couple bought hats that he loves. Darn!
You have some awesome knitting in your near future!

[Donna]

I know too well the call of the many projects. I don't know which to pick up first these days. It's tough because the weather is starting to warm up so I'm not so inclined to work on a sweater.

[Julia]

Yay! good job getting your mojo back!

[karen]

that hat is too too cute! I will wait to see what you think of boxy before I knit one. My friend made one and she loves the way it fits :)

[ellen]

Lady, I saw that hat on your IG and was swoon, what a great hat for a great cause. I hope to one day contribute, but right now, my knitting is moving at the speed of a distracted sloth. ugh. Anyhow, thanks for the link to This Knitted Life. What a nice blog! I completely and totally admit that I purchased that Architexture kit in the same lavender heather kit as her a few months ago along with my Iba sweater kit. It really is just so beckoning. Happy Knitting to you!

[Eileen]

HAHAHAHA...I so get it! I have bressy, 3 sweaters, 2 pairs of socks, and 2 baby pants to finish and my mojo is in the tank! I love a lady who can make quick wonderful choices to get her mojo going.

[Mary]

I should know better than to click on your links. We seem to share a similar taste, I just ordered the Architexture Shawl Kit. Lovely heathery wool, great texture, what's not to love? Thanks for the "heads up."

[Zeta]

I can totally understand the feeling! Don't we all have a few of those noisy wips?

[Andi]

Heh- what did mojo choose? I vote Boxy!
You always make my day. I will for sure be knitting up some lovely for the SCI and sending them to you. xo!

[steph@woolythyme]

Boxy it is....for now!!!  Thanks for the SCI offer!!!!  Much much appreciated!!!!!!